china town 2007
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CHINATOWNTransit Oriented Design
This assignment was introduced as an urban planning/transit oriented development. I worked on it with the same partner as the Lake Villa assignment at the same time. It was a great experience working together on a design project and a technical project simultaneously. Although this was a group project and weworked on the design together, I have chosen only to display the work I did exclusively myself in order to portray more of my individual work. While the main task of the Lake Villa project was to create a simple, comprehensive building; the objective of this project was to create an idea of what this particular environment could potentially become. collage of 48 ariel perspectives of site (N,S,W,E)
Naturegreen field
brown field
water
tree
Densityhigh
medium
low
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health
civil protection
finance
entertainment
business
culture
religion
education
housing
recreation
Program
Transitgreen cta
orange cta
red cta
metra train
freight train
highway
above grade
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below grade
Zoningbusiness
commercial
residential
planned development
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SITE ANALYSIS
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Overview Density
Points of Interest:located at a meeting point between multiple types of transit: three major rail linesa freight line,bus routesa highway
It is adjacent to a cultural hub: ChinatownIt is located next to the riverIt is surrounded by housing and business property
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EXTENDING CHINATOWN
We proposed to use the site as an extension of the existing Chinatown commercial district located to the southwest byopening up the circulation of the site and creating a boardwalk that runs through its center. The ground floor of the new structure would be used to house various commercial activities.
PARK-SCAPEWe wanted to redevelop the large brown field into a park that would connect a strip of green spaces following the riverfront.
SCHOOLLocated in a safe area by a police station the school would have easy access to the new park.
COMMERCIAL ZONEA large open space which runs along the entire north-south axis of our site. It begins at the existing Chinatown and opens up into the landscape, branching off at main access points.
PARKINGLocated at the northern and southern access points.
CULTURAL CENTERLocated between existing Chinatown and its proposed extension, acting as a bridge between the two zones.
TRANSIT HOUSING
Using the existing rail lines and we created new circulation routes by connecting the major forms of transit, centered in the transit station. This multi-program mega structure located at the intersection of these transit routes is designed to help activate the site by drawing people towards the extension of Chinatown.
RED LINEWe proposed to extend the existing pedestrian passageway north, connecting it to the transit station via an unused piece of infrastructure.
ORANGE LINEThe curvature of the transit station follows the curve of the existing orange line.
METRA LINEOur transit station extends down to connect to the metra line station. A new metra stop would be put in place.
GROUND FLOOR SECOND FLOOR
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ELEVATED LANDSCAPE
We proposed taking the existing infrastructure and molding a park space over it. The topography of this landscape is shaped in order to create a new system of pedestrian circulation by connecting theexisting fabric and allowing people to move freely throughout the site.
BIKE TRAILConnects the new park to existing greenspaces north and south of the site.
OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATERAttracts people to the largest and least used area of the site, activating the park and its local area. Used for concerts and other major events.
RESIDENTIAL BACKYARDSConnects old and new housing to the urban park.
ROOF
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Red Line Connection
West Facade
TRANSIT STATIONThe focus of this design was on connecting the various forms of circulation. This was achieved through the transit station. We treated it as a type of anchor from which connecting strips would branch out. These strips, which facilitated each type of transit acted to create the form of the structure.
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West Elevation
Concept Elevation
Transit Station Shopping Center
GROUNDBus StopParkingOfficesShoppingLockersBike Station
FIRST FLOOROfficesShopping
SECOND FLOOROfficesShopping
THIRD FLOOROfficesTransit Station
TRANSITPLANS
Cultural Center
URBAN PLAYGROUNDWith the circulation strips in place it was time for us to use them in a playful manner. We weaved them together and pulled them apart to create a free flow of pedestrian circulation to all levels throughout the site. Where these strips met we created seating areas or communal spaces. For the cultural center between the existing Chinatown and its extension we took three strips and wrapped them around each other, mimicking the overall design of the urban plan.
Landscape Shopping Plaza
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